After 3 years of ownership the faultless track record was broken in some style today as 31 degree temperatures and queuing traffic on the A27 found a weakness in the cooling system of our 1994 Audi Cabriolet. Well, I think actually the heater matrix - the plumes of steam from the demister vents and the puddle of hot water in the passenger footwell would certainly point to that I think?
I suspect heater matrix repair or replacement is a dash-out job and so this could be the end of the road purely on economic grounds...a shame if so. On the other hand, it cost £536. It's had roughly £500 spend on repairs (replacement rear screen - it's plastic and had gone cloudy, minor paintwork to smarten it up and, ironically, a replacement thermostat). It's had another £800 or so spent on servicing, MOT and consumables. So around £50 a month if it is now scrap. Not bad really I guess!
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